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It’s Time to Dream Again
It’s Time to Dream Again Over the past few years the financial landscape has changed, and Americans have survived some tough times. With the many changes happening in our lives, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed our need to believe in dreams. Our belief is that now is the time to get back on track [...]
Continue reading...Weekly Economic Summary – by Guest Author Hamid S. Gul
15. September 2011
Last Thursday, President Obama proposed a $447 billion job stimulus plan, which was larger and broader than most had expected. The program calls for tax cuts, state aid, infrastructure spending, on-the-job training, plus tax cuts for small businesses to encourage hiring and a “Helping More Americans Refinance Mortgages,” or HARP plan. There are no details [...]
Continue reading...Learning from Your Dentist the Keys to Delivering Bad News.
14. September 2011
An article on delivering bad news and unwanted messages from Guest Author Joey Asher, President of Speechworks. “Does anyone have any questions for the answers that I’ve prepared?” – Henry Kissinger Many of us have to deliver unwanted messages. For example, my dentist recently told me that some of my old fillings were deteriorating and [...]
Continue reading...September in Real Estate
14. September 2011
The U.S. housing market has shown notable stability in 2011 compared to the previous two years when the tax credit made a clear impact. Although recent economic indicators have been less than expected, including a downward revision of GDP and consumer confidence that mirrors early 2009, owning a home is still valued by the majority [...]
Continue reading...What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week
30. August 2011
Courtesy of Guest Author Jim Lewis of The Covenant Group, Associates of Supreme Lending. Last week was another volatile week for mortgage rates. Wall Street alternately sought risk and shunned it, causing mortgage-backed bonds to rise and fall rapidly. There was a lot to move markets, too, including banking concerns across Europe, inflation figures within [...]
Continue reading...On The Road With Your Pet
30. August 2011
The Providence Group welcomes Guest Blogger James Munson of Munson International. His first post discusses traveling with your pet. The Road & Your Pet Taking your pets on a road trip can be an exercise in patience. At Munson International we’re in the relocation business. We’ve taken enough trips to know that a successful trip [...]
Continue reading...Is Your Business Prepared for Disaster?
18. August 2011
By Guest Author Lee Doernberg of Liquid Capital Funding This has been a year of major weather disasters, from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan to the deadly tornado in Joplin, Missouri. It’s resulted in many business owners wondering if they would recover. The key to managing crisis situations is planning for them. A Disaster [...]
Continue reading...Georgia Small Group Insurance
17. August 2011
By Guest Author Al Schiebel of ShopBenefits Georgia Health Insurance In Georgia, there are many carriers providing health insurance for individuals and families. If you are self employed or your employer does not provide health insurance then the individual market is where you should look. It all depends on your health. ShopBenefits can help you [...]
Continue reading...From Inside the Vault – Another Business Loan Closed!
15. July 2011
By Guest Author Bill McDermott How do you get a business loan closed in this environment? It’s hard. But, here’s how we got this manufacturing company a line of credit with a business friendly bank. The situation was this company had a line of credit with a bank that was unhealthy. However, the company was [...]
Continue reading...Keeping Tabs on Your Competition
14. July 2011
By Guest Author Lee Doernberg of Liquid Capital Funding Every business has a strategic decisions to make, but a lot hinges on what your competitors are doing. In a recent Management Today article, Arthur Weiss, founder and managing director of UK-based Aware, a Competitive Intelligence (CI) firm, said, “If you only start doing competitor research [...]
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28. October 2011
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